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US 7,545,613 B2Granted
Method of controlling seatbelt retracting device with motor
AssigneeTakata Corporation
InventorsKoji Tanaka, Koji Inuzuka
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Abstract
In controlling a seatbelt retracting device having a mechanism for retracting a seatbelt with a motor, a current flowing to the motor is detected, and a rate of increase in the current is calculated. The motor is stopped when the rate of increase in the electricity exceeds a predetermined rate and when the electricity exceeds a predetermined value, respectively.
Claims5
A method of controlling a seatbelt retracting device with a motor, comprising:
- detecting a value of electricity flowing to a motor for retracting a seatbelt,
- calculating a rate of increase in the electricity, and
- stopping the motor when both the rate of increase in the electricity exceeds a predetermined rate and the electricity exceeds a predetermined value.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.